you think about this, tony stewart not only races in nascar but often races dirt track sprint cup races on his off days. last night stewart hit and killed 20-year-old kevin ward who ran on the track and was mad at stewart. the track is just outside rochester, new york. he bumped into ward. ward goes into the guardrail and he is upset. he got out of the car and starts to go after stewart. the race is under caution. he is still out there. he gets in front of one car, stewart does not see him behind the other car and struck and killed right there. you can hear the engine revving just before ward is hit. there is a lot of talk of stewart's temper issues over the years. the tracks dimly lit. ward was all in black and should not have gone by the cars that were moving. tuferte released a statement saying there are not words to describe the sadness he feels about the accident that took the life of kevin ward jr. stewart decided he would not run in the nascar race at watkins glen adding his thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the tragedy. three hours ago, the sheriff in this count

ahead of the nascar race today. kevin ward, a younger driver is run off the track and crashes into the side wall and then exits his car on foot. you can see him there, pointing, that's when nascar's tony stewart hit and killed him. overnight, officials confirming nascar superstar tony stewart is cooperating with an investigation into a deadly crash on an upstate new york racetrack. stewart was running in a race in canandaigua motorsports dirt track, where kevin ward jr. loses control, crashes into the wall. that's when eyewitnesses says, ward angrily exits his car, on foot, pointing. according to investigators, after another racer swerves to avoid ward, tony stewart's car strikes the young driver. ward was rushed to a nearby emergency room. but this morning, sheriff phil povero confirming he has died from his injuries. >> tony stewart was visibly shaken by this incident and has promised his continuing cooperation in this investigation. >> reporter: stewart has not been charged and so far has not withdrawn from a rac

race today? >> they can, but i don't think they will. because they have nothing to do with this. nascar didn't sanction the race that he was in last night. they're two completely separate entities. stewart does this on his own time. he goes back often to race at the grassroots level. that's what he did last night. he actually told me just a couple weeks back in indianapolis, when i spoke with him about this, that some people like to go to the movies. some people like to go to dinner. i like to go race at short tracks. in sprint cars. he's vested as well. he owns these kinds of teams. he owns racetracks. in my estimation, nascar doesn't have much of a say here. >> marty, nascar is so dangerous in general, how could something like this change the sport? >> again, this isn't a nascar race, so i think the only thing that could possibly happen is the sanctioning body that sanctions those sprint car races might hand down some sort of edict, that says, if you are frustrated, don't get out of your race car and go on the track surface. but this is something that happens all the time in all forms

jeff burton will replace stewart in this weekend's nascar race in michigan. >> i'm proud that they want safety to be on the forefront. they've-- that's what this rule is all about. >> reporter: but the rule has no scecific penalties. nascar plans to enforce it only on a case-by-case basis. some drivers are skeptical, including brad keselowski, who said, "i don't know how you can enforce a rule like that unless you had a robot on the track to grab the person and put them back in the car." the rule only applies to official nascar races, scott, which means it does not apply to the minor league dirt track race where kevin ward jr. was killed. although many of those tracks could choose to follow nascar's lead. >> pelley: and police have said that ward's death was an accident. chip reid in our washington newsroom, thank you, chip. in south korea, pope francis celebrated mass today before 50,000 people, urging them to reject materialism. one in 10 south koreans are catholic. he also met privately with survivors of april's ferry disaster and the relatives of the 304 who died. most of those vict

right now investigators are trying to determine how a race track event turned into a horrible tragedy. a nascar champion hit and killed another driver. abc's marcie gonzalez is at the race track with details. >> it's pretty sick. >> reporter: that sick feeling still weighing on him returning to where he saw kevin ward jr. get hit and killed during the nascar sprint cup race. witnesses say ward angrily got out of his vehicle following a crash, walked on to the dimly lit dirt track and as he pointed a finger toward nascar star tony stewart's car, he was hit. >> people do get out of the cars. the driver going past the person that's out of their car goes around them. does not run them over. >> reporter: one vehicle did manage to swerve out of ward's way. that you as stewart passed the driver, it appeared the right rear hit him. investigators are looking into everything from witness accounts to how dark it was on the track. also interviewing stewart again today for his side of the story. >> there is no evidence in hand or no facts that would support a criminal charge. >> reporter: stewart known as a

. >>> a nascar driver returns to nascar racing this weekend.'s been three weeks since he was involved in a crash, which led to the death of another driver on the track. we'll update you to the reaction on the tragedy and the investigation in a moment. ñzóó >>> tony stewart returns to nascar racing this weekend, three weeks after he hit and killed a fellow driver on the track. the investigation is continuing into the incident. andy scholes reports. >> an emotional tony stewart showed remorse in the first public comments since this accident when he struck and killed kevin ward jr. during a dirt track race. >> this has been one of the toughest tragedies i have ever had to deal with professionally and personally. this will definitely affect my life forever. this is a sadness and a pain that i hope no one ever has to experience in their life. >> reporter: stewart, a nascar champion spent the time since the incident in seclusion. no charges have been filed against him. authorities say the investigation will continue for at least another two weeks. na

it happened at a dirt track race in upstate new york last night. nascarhamp tony stewart apparently clipping kevin ward jr.'s car, knocking him out of the race, as you see right there. and then ward jumping out of his vehicle to confront stewart. the cars are still going, as you see there. and then stewart's car swerves and we stop the video right there. this is what happens. there was impact between stewart's car and ward. the 20-year-old was pronounced dead at a local hospital. joining us right now is cnn sports' laura rutledge. so this is a tragedy on so many levels. it's hard to explain exactly what happened. >> right. >> but what is next in this investigation? what is the focus of the investigation, what they're trying to sort out? >> well, at this point, they're just trying to figure out why this happened and where they go from here, like you said, what's next. and you know, we will not know how this affects nascar and how this affects the racing community until this entire investigation has played out. but it's a situation where the nascar communit

the new rule only applies to nascar races but other racing organizations are expected to follow suit. as for the penalty for getting out of the car, nascar says that will be decided on a case-by-case basis. >> alexandra field, thank you. we appreciate it. >>> a new york woman accused of stealing lego, i'm not talking about just a couple of boxes. you might have seen her trying to peddle them on ebay. we have details next. this is huge. >>> as we head toward 9:00 right now, thousands of catholics in south korea are cheering for and praying along with pope francis. look at these pictures coming in. ♪ he's on his second to last day of a rare visit to the country. it's been nearly a quarter century since a pope stepped foot in south korea. earlier the pope baptized a father who lost a child in april in the deadly ferry disaster in seoul. can you imagine how profound that was? nearly 300 died in the tragedy and most of the victims were students. what a picture there. >>> so this 53-year-old woman is accused of stealing about $60,000 worth of lego sets and then trying to sell them on ebay.

says he will not race this sunday at michigan international speedway, which is the second straight nascar race, sprint cup race that stewart has skipped since striking and killing ward. officials expect the investigation into ward's death to take two weeks. so far no evidence that has turned up to indicate criminal intent. >>> philadelphia's hottest baseball team, the taney dragons play their first game today and jesse gary is live at city hall, sight of a pep rally and viewing party. jesse, so much buzz around this team. espn designated sports science to monet davis. that's how big this team is. >> the only girl on the team and the only one with a 70-mile-per-hour fastball. let's look at the video. run into people here at city hall where we have an emergency vehicle going by. davidson and all the dragons take their talent against south nashville later today. yesterday they got in some practice swings at the batting cages. this is a first time they're representing the little league world series and that not lost on this morning. >> also people that are younger that can also bring the team, als

week after the accident, nascar adopted new rules prohibiting drivers from exiting their car after an on-track accident unless there's danger. trey boggs is waiting to see the race. nascar has changed the rules, good idea or bad idea. >> good idea but they won't aed by by it. you can't enforce it on the track. >> reporter: investigators are expected to decide whether to charge stewart within the next two weeks. nascar, meantime, says he can compete in the championship, but, maurice, he's going to have to win at least one of his next two races. >> dubois: vicente, thank you. a presidential task force found that one in five women is sexually assaulted during college. the government is investigating how dozens of schools handle sex assault complaints. now the california legislature has sent to the governor the first law of its kind designed to reduce assaults. it is called the "yes means yes" law, and teri okita has more about it. >> reporter: u.c.l.a. senior savanah badalich is an advocate for the proposed law. she says she learned no is not enough when she was raped by a fellow student. >> i had said no numerous times. but after a while, i just stopped saying any

north of the city for the sunday it's a big nascar race weekend.looks cloudy with thunderstorms likely. 9:00 a.m., 67 degrees, 73 is the number at 1:00 a.m. in the afternoon. here's the call from accuweather for the rest of the night. cloudy, stray showers, most will stay dry. 68 in the city. 64 in the suburbs. it's humid tomorrow, thundershowers likely by the afternoon, high of 81. a spotty thunderstorm possible by monday, most of the day is dry, high of 86678 warmer on tuesday, 89. 86 on wednesday another frontal boundary moving on through, less humid thursday, high of 83. lower 80s when we get to friday. >> as long as as i can get to the farmer's market. >> reporter: you'll be okay. >> "world news" is next. we're back on 6abc at 11:00 p.m. for mel melissa -- melissa maged jeff skeverski, i'm sarah bloomquist, we'll see you back here at 11:00 p.m. # >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, ebola in america. the doctor stricken with the deadly virus landing after that flight from africa, now in total isolation. can his life be saved without risking t

rest of last season when he suffered a broken leg in a dirt track race. >> initially stewart's team manager said the three-time nascar champion planned to race at today's event at watkins glenn. >> he was quoted assaying business as usual, which angered some. >> the team later reversed positions. >> it was a very tough, very emotional time for everybody, that being said we feel that it was a group, as a group, tony will not drive today. >> this afternoon, tony stewart released a statement that read in part, there aren't words to describe the sadness i feel about the accident that took the the, life of kevin ward, jr., my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and everyone affected by this tragedy. >> glor:. >> stewart was replaced by regan smith as driver of his car, stewart is not only a driver but also the multimillionaire owner of the team. he doesn't have to race those minor events but he does so, he says because he loves the sport. but, jeff, it is unclear taos when stewart will return behind the wheel of a race car. >> glor: don dahler, in watkins glenn, john, thank you very much. the u.s. today laun

three-time nascar champion 0 tony stewart hit ward with his car when ward walked on the track in the middle of a race. here's the story. >> tonight, nascar driver tony stewart says there aren't words to describe the sadness he feels after hitting and killing a fellow racecar driver last night. >> it's just an unbelievable tragedy. >> witnesses say the driver, 20-year-old kevin ward, jr., appeared angry after crashing during a race near rochester last night, getting out of his car and walking on the dirt track, pointing aggressively at stewart's approaching car when he was hit. >> that is a dimly lit part of the track. that is something that is looked at. there is no evidence in hand or no facts that would support a criminal charge. >>> stewart, cooperating with investigators pulling himself out of today's nascar race at watkins glen, saying it's a verbal emotional time for all involved and the reason i decided not to participate today. >> stewart is known as a fiery, controversial racer. last year he was caught on camera punching driver joey logano, and in 2011 he was questioned by australian police

." >>> new this morning, three-time nascar champion tony stewart says he will race today. this is less than 24 hours after he hit and killed another driver. police say he is not under criminal investigation. yesterday he was in a dirt track race when another driver spun out, that driver got out of his car and walked on to the track and when stewart hit sim sent him flying 50 feet. today's race begins at 1:00 this afternoon. >> the next time you go to the casino you will be able to use a million dollar slot machine. maryland live will open the slot machine next saturday night. a lot of big prizes to win. the payout can be 10, 50, or $100,000. however to bet on the machine you need to pony up $500 every time. a lot of money. >> sure is. >> thinking about betting real big in atlantic city it's not the same place it used to be. >> harry smith tells us how the city is struggle and what it is doing to reinvent itself. >> reporter: strolling down atlantic city's aralon mm'saytois sp r salatfy. nearby, kids play in the surf. donald johnson knows there's something wrong, he works 1

racing world reeling. the accident on the sprint car track that take a driver's life and forces a nascar champ out of today's race. what's next for stoney stuart. >> a 10 year old girl attacked by a shark in sal low witnesses. witnesses describe the terrifying scene that they watched unfold on a florida beach. that's coming up. caitlin. >> the difference between a beautiful unbearable summer weekend is the humidity. thankfully this weekend we were on the positive side of that. the return of rain is coming and i'll we'll have your first look at the monday forecast coming up next in your wake up weather. ♪ come have fun at sesame place with everyone's favorite furry friends. enjoy rides where you can splash... and whirl. and, play in the all-new cookie's monster land. with 5 exciting rides, a monster clubhouse and more! buy your 2015 season pass and get the rest of this year free. ♪ meet me at sesame place! ♪ >> welcome back. group of people attacked a driver in lakewood new jersey police say after he struck and killed a woman in front of her horrified brother. this all happened last evening along wrought 88.

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criminal charge. >> reporter: stewart cooperating with investigators pulling himself out of the nascar race at watkins glen speed way saying a verymoti stewart is known as a fiery, controversial racer. last year he was caught on camera punching driver joey loga logano. in 20 is -- 2011 was questioned by australian police after reportedly hitting the owner of racetrack there with his helmet. stewart returning to racing after breaking his leg last year on a dirt track like one where ward was killed. saying his thoughts and prayers ash with ward's loved ones. a tough day for friends and family. some stopping by, leaving flowers, waiting to see if charges could be filed. the sheriff says is a possibility that has not been ruled out. devin, michelle. >> thank you, marci. >>> an idaho family alive this morning thanks to three good samaritans. their small plane crashed into a soccer field shortly after takeoff near salt lake city. the plane immediately caught fire. three witnesses pulled out the pilot, his wife and adult daughter. risking their own lives to help them. moments later, the fuel tank

the three-time nascar champion hit 20 year old kevin ward at a dirt track sprint car race.ow ward got out of his car to confront stewart during the ra race. authorities are asking fans to turn over any photos and videos of the crash as investigators continue to look into whether stewart was trying to intimidate ward by driving too close to h him. >> it's not something you see all that often that drivers are struck to do remain in their cars in an accident. but do you see it from time to time. these are -- these are athletes. they're in competitive situations, and they're looking to win or at least do as well as they can, and when they feel as if they've been denied that opportunity, their emotion which is get the best of them. >> stewart dropped out of yesterday's nascar race in upstate new york and no word yet on if he plans to drive in this weekend's nascar race in michigan. >> rockets slam a high security prison in ukraine causing a riot. more than 100 high-risk prisoners in jail for crime including rape and murder all escaped. at least one inmate is dead. three others a

. >>> nascar champion tony stewart will return to racing after hitting and killing another driver this month. he talked publicly about the crash for the first time this morning. on august 9th, he hit kevin ward junior during a difrt track race in -- dirt track race in new york. he said it will affect his life forever, but adds get back in the car and spending time with his racing family are helping him get through this difficult time this. >> this is a sadness and pain that i hope no one has to ever experience in their lives. that being said, i know the pain and the mourning that kevin ward's family and friends are experiencing is something that i can't possibly imagine. >> stewart will compete in atlanta this sunday. he's missed the last three nascar races because of the crash. >>> the woman known as the serial stowaway is speaking from a jailhouse in phoenix saying she doesn't try to sneak aboard flights because she likes to travel. she said she's trying to make a point. >> my question is why has the government allowed me to get past security point? why is the government allowing tha

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reporter: tonight, tony stewart is back on the track, hugging teammates, and practicing for sunday's nascar racesince that accident three weeks ago when stewart's car struck and killed 20-year-old kevin ward jr. stewart speaking publicly for the first time this afternoon. >> this has been one of the toughest tragedies that i've ever had to deal with, both professionally and personally. and this is something that will definitely affect my life forever. >> reporter: speaking directly to ward's family -- >> i want kevin's father, kevin sr., and his mother pam, and his sisters christy, kayla, and caitlin, to know that every day i'm thinking about them and praying for them. >> reporter: investigators insist they have not found any evidence to criminally charge stewart for the accident. the video has haunted screens everywhere. ward getting out of his car after an initial accident. waving his hands apparently at stewart, then getting hit by stewart's car. he wouldn't speak about the incident. >> i've taken the last couple of weeks off out of respect for kevin and his family and to cope with the accide

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stewart dropped out of the nascar race the day after and it's unclear if he'll participate in anotherne planned for the weekend. ward was 20 years old. medical examiners say he died of "massive blunt trauma." no criminal charges have yet been filed against stewart. >>> we do want to check the weather now. monsoon floods in eastern india have taken dozens of lives over the past week alone. >> we're tracking all of that. >> yeah, you know the monsoon started out very quietly across this portion of the world. you take a look at the perspective across the subcontinent. easy math here as far as the normal's of rainfall across india at this hour. indicated in green. the deficient areas scattered about. you see one area across areas to the east where excess rainfall has come down in recent weeks. the flooded areas showing you what has transpired. at least dozens of lives, maybe up to 50 people losing their lives. 300 villages in eastern india have been impacted. 310,000 have been evacuated across this region. of course we know the strength of this annual monsoon from june through september.

from the nascar racing world this is a sport where you carve your own way. you don't join a football team or basketball team for organized sports. you carve your own way and it's you and you alone going to make your name. >> thank you so much. dallas mccade, thank you for offering insight as well. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you, dallas. >>> now to iraq. just a short time ago during his weekly address at the vatican, pope francis says he is incredulous and dismayed by the humanitarian crisis in iraq. look at this video. >> i almost can't. i honestly, hearing the cries. >> the terrorist group isis has been targeting christians, also other minorities, forcing thousands of them to escape for their lives. >> so many of them, i mean we use desperate in a word that's probably overused. this is, you're seeing its true definition here, food, something to drink, is so desperate for them. the u.s. and britain have been helping by air dropping ready-to-eat meals and water, but obviously there's so much that still needs to be done >> we're joined by douglas olevnt, sen

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reporter: tonight, tony stewart is back on the track, hugging teammates, and practicing for sunday's nascar racesince that accident three weeks ago when stewart's car struck and killed 20-year-old kevin ward jr. stewart speaking publicly for the first time this afternoon. >> this has been one of the toughest tragedies that i've ever had to deal with, both professionally and personally. and this is something that will definitely affect my life forever. >> reporter: speaking directly to ward's family -- >> i want kevin's father, kevin sr., and his mother pam, and his sisters christy, kayla, and caitlin, to know that every day i'm thinking about them and praying for them. >> reporter: investigators insist they have not found any evidence to criminally charge stewart for the accident. the video has haunted screens everywhere. ward getting out of his car after an initial accident. waving his hands apparently at stewart, then getting hit by stewart's car. he wouldn't speak about the incident. citing the investigation. >> i've taken the last couple of weeks off out of respect for kevin and his family a

stewart pulled out of a nascar race sunday and expressed sadness. >> much more to come this morning. >> possibly some good news for the philadelphia school district. which is considering laying off's in the ongoing budget crisis. latest on that coming up in two minutes. >> pennsylvania house majority leader mike met with superintendent doctor william hite. >> believes philadelphia schools will open on time. >> this after governor corbett advanced the district $265 million, says there is bipartisan support for the cigarette tax, to help fund the district. but the house wants a clean vote on the tax without unnecessary riders or attachments. >> more traffic trouble for philly commuters, bob mentioned earlier, penndot's biggest project re paving the inner lanes of roosevelt boulevard from the bucks county line to ninth street. the $5.8 million project is going to slow the morning drive-thru late october. >> it will add an estimated two and a half dollars to fill your tank. >>> i think it is going to be a major mess. i think people will be slamming on their brakes. i think people will be

our hearts go out to obviously kevin and his family. >> stewart pulled out of yesterday's nascar raceim visibly shaken as they questioned him about the incident. the sheriff says there is no evidence to support any criminal intent. but the charges haven't been ruled out. >> tony has done the exact same thing as kevin ward jr. did over the weekend. in fact, the history of car racing is full of similar examples, drivers getting out of their cars, to confront another. abc's paula faris reports. >> reporter: road rage -- it's an all-too-familiar scene in the world of racing. a sport where tempers can flare. >> this is not what the series needs nor either one of these drivers. >> mixing it up in the pits there. >> drivers routinely put themselves in harm's way because experts say that's the nature of the sport. but sometimes it goes too far. >> get to the back bumper. >> reporter: they take off their helmets. hurl objects at drivers. hurl objects at opposing drivers. even kicking a competitor's windshield. there have been calls for tougher rules to keep drivers from running on to the track

race. the three-time nascar champion has not raced since august the 9th when he hit kevin ward jr. at a sprint car event in upstate new york. stewart pulled out of nascar race at watkins glen the next morning and skipped races at bristol motor speedway and he's been in seclusion since ward's death. >>> the usc football coach says he's partly to blame about spreading a false rumor about a star player. cornerback josh shaw said he suffered two sprained ankles when he jumped out a second floor window to save his drowning nephew. school's athletic department quickly published the story online. yesterday shaw admitted the story up but did not say how he really injured himself. >> again, we regret the fact that we released the article. has as much to do with me as anybody else and moving patient we'll be more patient. i just felt like the last thing we needed was josh shaw rolling around in a wheelchair and everybody saying what happened and we tried to get in front of it, and it didn't work out for us. >> usc has suspended shaw from the team indefinitely while it looks into what happene

the new rule only applies to nascar races. are expected to follow suit. as for the penalty for getting out of the car, nascar says that will be decided on a case-by-case basis. >> alexandra field, thank you so much. >>> it's been almost a week since we learned about the death of robin williams. his family has been private in their grief, expectedly, as you can assume. but they're releasing some new information now about the months leading up to his suicide. >>> do i just stand here like an object? no. you do an eclectic celebration of a dance. you do fosse, fosse, fosse. or michael kidd, miked kidd. or madonna. madon madonna. >> one of the many iconic scenes from robin williams' long career. the actor's family and close friends arrived in san francisco yesterday for a private memorial service. and his widow has publicly released new details about the months that led up to his death. cnn entertainment correspondent, nichelle turner tells us about it. >> his widow revealed he was in materially stages of parkinson's disease when

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tony stewart was nowhere in sight here at watkins glen for yesterday's nascar race. he pulled out of that race 12 hours after he fatally struck driver kevin ward jr. that has cast a shadow on stewart's storied career as well as the sport he loves. it was lap 14 in the super sprint race when kevin ward jr., number 13 and tony stewart, number 14 were seen battling for position. amateur video captured ward's car as it spun out slamming into the wall. the 20-year-old then walks onto the track midrace, appearing to try to confront stewart. seconds later, he's run over. >> tony hit him! >> medics rushed to the scene but ward was pronounced dead an hour later. jeff gluck saw the video. >> i've never seen anything like what happened the other night. that's just insane. >> reporter: investigators say stewart, who was involved in an accident on the same track last year, was visibly shaken. >> at this very moment there are no facts in hand that would substantiate or support a criminal charge or indicate criminal intent on the part of any individual. >> reporter: in a statement s

police investigating after a sprint car driver is hit and killed by nascar racer tony stewart during a dirt-track race. details next. >> vicki liviakis police say there is no evidence of criminal intent in the saturday crash that involved nascar driver tony stewart. that's after stewart hit and killed another driver while competing in a dirt-track race in upstate new york. stewart was to have raced again today, but now he will not. scott thompson reports. >> "tony will not drive today." >>scott thompson three-time nascar champion tony stewart pulled out of sunday's cheez-it 3-55 nascar race. last night the driver hit and killed kevin ward jr. while competing in a 25-lap dirt- track race at canandaigua motorsports park in upstate new york. this amateur video shows ward's sprint car hitting a wall during lap 14, after apparently being cut off by tony stewart's car. ward then exits his car and walks along the track. ward - gesturing with his hands - appears angry and a car swerves to miss him. tony stewart's car comes close to ward, and appears to hit him. >> "the operator of the car that was struck was

racing? even unusual for nascar, it wasn't even one of their sanctioned races but they took immediate action.> right. well, i think what you're seeing from nascar is they're trying to take the lead and show a good example because they're the number one motor sport series in the united states, and they -- the short tracks like the local dirt tracks will follow suit a lot of times on the rules that they implement. so i think they're trying to show like, hey, we're a leader in this field even though like you said it wasn't a dirt race. the exception to the rule about not getting out of your car is like what we saw a few minutes ago, kyle larson crashed at the michigan international speedway and his car was on fire. obviously he's allowed to get out of the car if he's not going to stay in the car and, you know, be subjected to that. but, you know, they're trying to not get into the incidents where like tony stewart was a few years ago where he threw a helmet at matt kenseth at bristol motor speedway and was right in matt kenseth's path. they're trying to stay away from that. however, like you sai

they were extremely shocked by what they saw. >> reporter: rest of the race was immediately canceled, nascar issued a statement saying in part our thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friend and fellow competitors of sketch ward junior. we support tony stewart's decision to miss today's race. officials say stewart cooperated with the investigation last night but there have not been any final reports issued. the the associated press reports that the investigation so far is not, a criminal investigation. in new york, leland vetter, "fox news". >>> police in lakewood, new jersey say that a group of people attacked a man moments after they say that he struck and killed a woman. it happened last night along route 88. police say 41 year-old sandra martin was crossing street when a 26 year-old man driving an suv slammed into her. investigators say would the man's brother saw the whole thing happen. that is when police say the brother and other people started beating the man. he is now in serious condition at a local trauma center. so far no arrests have been made. >>> missionaries who have be

stewart withdrew from the nascar race today. but the race went on as scheduled. hearts, obviously, before the race got started. 56-lap ryan newman crashes into the wall, race delayed more than an hour. thankfully, everyone was okay. with two laps to go, san jose native a.j. passes marcos ambrose. gets the checkered flag, the first sprint cup victory. >>> over to the gridiron, the san francisco 49ers have spent the last two days in suburban baltimore. john harbaugh, by all accounts, the joint practices were a huge success. >> yeah, we thought it was going to be a bunch of fights, baa uz in the past when we would scrimmage or practice against the oakland raiders, it was always a fight. but we were fortunate enough to be able to come out here and get some good work in. and just play some good football. >> we're going against different offense and our offense runs likewise for their defense. we're going against different players. they may have a few more speed receivers. so it's good to go against that speed, the running game is different. it's good to go against tha

suffering from the early days of parkinson's disease. >> tony stewart says he is sitting out from the nascar raceird race he is missing since he hit kevin ward jr. in new york last friday. >> this video of an act of kindness. the bad, a north carolina steal the safe from a drug store and drags the safe down the road in a get-away. it was all caught on camera after the man passes an officer on patrol. >> the ugly. a minor league baseball player video bombing anent view by delivering a fake knockout punch to his coach. it might have looked real but it was fun and games. the el paso chihuahas. >> "fox & friends" starts next. they have a special guest. >> you need to stick around because the beach boys are on the plaza. >> doing a little shagging with the beach boys. >> have a good weekend. >>>. good morning. it is friday, august 15. police making a big announcement in the ferguson, missouri, shooting case. in a few hours the police officer's name will be released but is that safe? we are live with the latest developments this morning. >> two girls kidnapped in broad daylight have been found alive. h

investigation is in the criminal in nature and stewart's manager says he will compete in today's nascar race at watkins glenn calling the race quote business as usual. >>> in the meantime u.s. military says american jet fighters and drones have conduct four more air strikes on iraqi militant taking on the armored carriers and a truck that were firing on civilians. early indication suggest that these strikes were successful. in the meantime president obama addressed the conflict before leaving for vacation and cbs news correspondent wendy gilette has details. >> reporter: u.s. military announced saturday night that war planes conduct four more air strikes against islamic militants. earlier in the day u.s. made a second humanitarian air drop of food and water to thousands of iraqis trapped in the mountains of northern iraq by the militant men as isis and isell. kurdish television shows curtish forces delivering additional aid to the stranded kurds. they are members of the religious my north group under attack by the extremist. a small number of refugees were able to scramble on game the plane

between nascar events, stewart races on small tracks.ard got out of his car on a dimly lit track to confront stewart. stewart has not been charged with any crimes. there are now formal rules about getting out of their cars. >> common sense is always the way to go. doesn't matter what level you're on. you have to use your common sense. >> on this track in newcastle and on local tracks across the country, the drivers want to win. if somebody spins you out, you'll be mad about it, but the drivers say that's when you need to keep your cool. sure, some of the big inform name nascar guys have been known to get out of their cars and go after their rivals but that's a dangerous move on those tracks and certainly on tracks like this. luke fog is the boss at the airport speedway in newcastle and also a driver. he says it's a continue assistant fight for him convincing angry drivers the track itself is no place for a fight. >> not a good thing to do to be charging after a running race car. the safest place for you is to stay in the car. >> reporter

jeff burton will replace stewart in this weekend's nascar race in michigan. >> i'm proud that they wanto be on the forefront. and that's what this rule is all about. >> reporter: but the rule has no specific penalties. nascar plans to enforce it only on a case-by-case basis. some drivers are skeptical including brad keselowski who said "i don't know how you can enforce a rule like that unless you had a robot on the track to grab the person and put them back in the car." the rule applies only to official nascar races which means it does not apply to the kind of minor league dirt track race where kevin ward jr. was killed although many of those tracks could choose to follow nascar's lead. chip reid, cbs news, washington. >> he joins us this morning from the michigan international speedway in brooklyn michigan the site of this weekend's nascar 400. bob, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. >> is nascar doing this because they felt they had to do something, or is this something that actually does make a difference? >> i think they did it because they have to do something. this is

it's still not clear when and if he will compete at sunday's nascar race at michigan internatil speedway. >>> many of you may remember the damage ca by the duckett dam in laurel back in may. the water damaged the river front park and several businesse main street. tonight the will be a community meeng about that event. it starts at 7:00 p.m. at the partnersh hall on fifth street in laurel is the place that it will take place. >>> check aga now with tom kierein fe latest on our forecast. he's outside. enjoying t weh out there, tom? >> it feels awesome. what a wonderful, wonderful day under way. we have a le bit of a breeze coming thnow. the low hu is with us. just a few clouds passing over now. a beautiful august day. it is feelg more like septembern august. right now it's in the mid-70s in washingtond by the chesapeake bay. it's in t 50s way out in western maryland. hour by hour for the rest of the afternoon we will warm by 3:00 p.m. into the low to mid-80s. then by 6:00 p.m. with bright sunshine down into the upper 70s and then by 9:00 p.m. back down to the low 70s. it's going to contin

. >> and tony, neither stewart nor nascar have made a statement whether he will race in michigan's 500 on the nascar race. >> some watch this videotape and they will suggest to you pretty strongly that if there is evidence there that tony stewart intentionally hit ward, you watched the tape, what did you say? >> i think those that would have the stance tony may be novices to the sport and the video misled them. one to be certain, it was very dark, kevin ward jr. had a dark suit, visibility was an issue. but also, the car in front of stewart swerves to miss him and stewart sees him at the very last minute. they don't brake when they go through the corners they actually slide, so right there when he tried oavoid ward his back end is going to slide in ward's direction and clip him. the car straightens up going to the right giving the impression that stewart turned that way. that's not what happened in this particular incident. other drivers said the same thing. did he not intentionally hit ward. >> that's your analysis? >> absolutely. >> this is a pretty extreme example a young man 20 yea

necessarily expect him to come back as quickly as he is. >> reporter: overnight nascar giving him the green flag to raceis sunday's nascar sprint cup series in atlanta. another first, stewart is set to speak publicly today for the first time since the tragic death of kevin ward jr. three weeks ago. their two cars colliding on the track during a sprint car feature in new york. ward getting out of his car midrace pointing his finger apparently at stewart before stewart's car strikes and kills him. stewart dropping out of three races since keeping his silence other than a statement saying "there aren't words to describe the sads in i feel." >> as part of the healing process, i think getting back inside the race car makes sense for tony stewart. >> reporter: while this wasn't a nascar race nascar has since implemented a new rule, drivers forbidden to leave their cars after an accident. off the racetrack police are still investigating ward's death. but say they have no evidence to support criminal intent by stewart. >> i think it would be very difficult for tony. there will be a lot of distraction and the di

car, killing him, what set off this deadly turn of events and will stewart compete in the huge nascar race terror at takeoff. passengers ordered to evacuate by emergency chute. >> when i looked out the left side of the plane, i saw the smoke coming out of the engine. >> could a bird have caused this? >>> prince's pain, prince harry opens up about his horrendous